In the ecosystem of enterprise virtualization, VMware’s ESXi 6 and its accompanying VMFS-6 (Virtual Machine File System) represent a significant leap in storage management. However, with advanced features like automatic asynchronous space reclamation (UNMAP), the process of "undeleting" data has become more complex than in previous iterations. This essay examines the mechanics of data loss on VMFS-6 and the technical methodologies required for recovery. The Evolution of VMFS-6
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